NL Central

NL West

The Sox, who last won the World Series in 1917, are heading to the Fall Classic for the first time since 1959. Joe Crede's single broke a tie in the eighth with his third RBI to back Jose Contreras' complete game. Paul Konerko was named ALCS MVP.

The Angels' season is over. After Kelvim Escobar's error, Chicago's Joe Crede greeted reliever Francisco Rodriguez in the eighth with an RBI single to break a tie, and the Halos never recovered. The Angels had only five hits, two of them by second baseman Adam Kennedy. The American League West champions were bidding for their second World Series appearance in four years.